If God created Adam, and Eve of Adam's rib and they had 2 son's, Cain & Abel, and Cain killed Abel, & God kicked Cain out of Eden, who was the woman who Cain met while he was wondering the land (his sister?), who became his wife and helped him build a city with who?, were are all these people coming from?, and if she is from another tribe does that mean that God created more people after Adam and Eve or before. If so why they are never mentioned in the Bible they only mentioned Seth a 3rd child Of Adam & Eve and that they had more children, but they dont say how many. Please dont tell me that I have to have faith, thats a poor answer.
2006-06-12 11:22:17 · 6 answers · asked by Joe & Jessica 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If Incest was the only way, Why didnt God instead create more men and women and avoid this mess. I think I like the fairy tale idea best.
2006-06-12 11:45:44 · update #1
Cain went off to the "Land of Nod" and found a wife among the people that weren't otherwise mentioned.
If you aren't going to accept it on faith, you'll have to reject it.
But, that's ok because it is a fairy tale, so it really doesn't matter.
2006-06-12 11:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by Left the building 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because of how the Bible is written it often doesn't mention the female children since the line of descent is followed through the men. However the Bible says that Adam and Eve had sons and daughters. Cain probably took one of his sisters with him when he went to the land of Nod. Some Jewish commentators claim that Eve had twins, one male and one female, when she gave birth to both Cain and Abel, but that doesn't have direct support from the Bible.
The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. Genesis 5:4
2006-06-12 11:38:39 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it probably was Cain's sister (or niece) that he met. Remember that the people then lived to be very old and were able to bear many children. That far back in Biblical times incest was not 'frowned' upon. It was the only way to populate the earth. I personally do not think that God created any more people than just Adam & Eve. We were not 'created' though sin, but we are conceived through sin.
2006-06-12 11:33:55 · answer #3 · answered by itsjustme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever heard the expression "vice is nice, but incest is best"? Just kidding, but I think it is reasonable to assume that there were plenty of other folks around and that the Adam and Eve myth is simply an allegory from which we are to learn, not a fact we should have blind faith in.
2006-06-12 12:28:53 · answer #4 · answered by Andrea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adam and Eve had many other sons and daughter.
Cain married one of his sisters (it was OK for him to do it, because there was no one else at that time).
2006-06-12 11:39:02 · answer #5 · answered by tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents were certainly sinning when they created me...
2006-06-12 11:28:34 · answer #6 · answered by PI Joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋